(WIPO code: MX) (last revised January 2023)

by DUMONT BERGMAN BIDER & CO., México City

General Information

Area

1,972,550 sq. km.

Population

126,014,024 (2020 official census).

Capital

Ciudad de México (Mexico City).

Language

Spanish.

Currency

Pesos (MXN).

Imports

(2020): U.S.$ 504,310 million.

Exports

(2020): U.S.$ 493,335 million.

Most important imports

Powder and dry milk, pharmaceutical products, automobile parts, books, animal and vegetable oils and greases, chemical products, disinfectants, agrochemicals including insecticides, herbicides and fungicides, paper and cardboard, rubber and rubber latex, photographic and cinematographic products, tools and machine-tools, mechanical machines, apparatus and devices, industrial and agricultural tractors, measuring apparatus, aircraft and ships, marine motors.

Most important exports

Oil and oil products, metals and mineral ores, fruits, vegetables, meat, cotton, henequen, tobacco, shrimp, mineral cellulose, hormones, medicines, fertilizers, rubber and elastomeric goods, books, copper cable and wire, electric machines, apparatus and materials, dress goods and shoes, toys and cinema films.

Principal agricultural products

Cotton, rice, oats, sugar cane, strawberries, beans, chickpeas, corn, soya beans, wheat, tomatoes, garlic, olives, dates, figs, vanilla, cucumber, papaya, melon, watermelon, other fruits and nuts.